Corrosion mechanism of hot-dip galvanised reinforcement bar in cracked concrete

Corrosion Science

Volumn 50, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 3416-3428

  Sistonen, E ^a   Cwirzen, A ^a   Puttonen, J ^a  

^a AALTO UNIVERSITY   (Finland)

Author keywords

A. Concrete; A. Zinc; B. SEM; C. Cracking; C. Pitting corrosion

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC CORROSION; CONCRETE CONSTRUCTION; CORROSION; CORROSION RATE; DISSOLUTION; ELECTROCHEMICAL CORROSION; ELECTROPLATING; FERRITE; GALVANIZING; ISOMERS; METAL RECOVERY; PHASE SEPARATION; PITTING; PROTECTIVE COATINGS; REINFORCEMENT; ZINC;

A. CONCRETE; A. ZINC; B. SEM; C. CRACKING; C. PITTING CORROSION;

LEAD;

EID: 56949098389     PISSN: 0010938X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.corsci.2008.08.050     Document Type: Article

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